{"id":6055,"date":"2012-07-12T06:00:10","date_gmt":"2012-07-12T13:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/?p=6055"},"modified":"2012-07-12T06:00:10","modified_gmt":"2012-07-12T13:00:10","slug":"my-recent-n00b-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/my-recent-n00b-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"My Recent N00B Mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every once in a while&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I screw up.<\/p>\n<p>I know, I know.<\/p>\n<p>You find that hard to believe.<\/p>\n<p>And hey, in your defense, let&#8217;s be honest here&#8230; it happens so rarely, it&#8217;s hard to believe it&#8217;s even possible.<\/p>\n<p>But alas, I made a pretty dumb n00bish mistake.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What was this grave mistake?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not having a birthday sale.<\/p>\n<p>Duh, Ralphie.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone should use their birthdays as an &#8220;excuse&#8221; for a sale.<\/p>\n<p>I mean, why not?<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, this is salvageable.<\/p>\n<p>Because until Sunday at the stroke of midnight (eastern standard time), I&#8217;m giving away my bestselling &#8220;Copywriting Grab Bag&#8221; system for $100.00 off.<\/p>\n<p>However, a word of warning:<\/p>\n<p>This product ain&#8217;t no sippin&#8217; tea.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s THICK with info.<\/p>\n<p>Takes months to get through.<\/p>\n<p>And, has gotten rave reviews from some true &#8220;players.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Like Ken McCarthy (&#8220;founding father&#8221; of Internet marketing)&#8230; Terry Dean (Internet marketing pioneer)&#8230; T.J. 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